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Setting Priorities in the Area of Non-Food Zoonoses, 2000–2001
As part of its mandate and since its creation, the InVS has developed surveillance programs and epidemiological studies in the field of foodborne zoonoses (salmonellosis, listeriosis,...
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Proposals for establishing and strengthening monitoring activities related to radon exposure and associated risks
Radon-222 is a radioactive gas of natural origin, primarily of telluric origin. It can accumulate in the more confined indoor air of buildings, where people spend an average of 90% of...
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Health Risk Assessment of Drinking Water Chlorination Byproducts. Part 1 - Hazard Characterization: Health Effects and Toxicological Reference Values
The quality of water intended for human consumption is strictly regulated in Europe: no fewer than 67 microbiological and physicochemical parameters are covered by the European Drinking...
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A Study of Overweight, Obesity, and Factors Associated with Overweight Among Sixth-Grade Students Attending Public Middle Schools in the Haute-Savoie Department. September 2003
In France, as in all industrialized countries, the prevalence of overweight and obesity continues to rise among adults, children, and adolescents alike. Childhood overweight and obesity...
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Overweight and Obesity Among Children Aged 7 to 9. France, 2000
The prevalence of overweight and obesity is on the rise among children worldwide, leading the World Health Organization (WHO) to describe it as a full-blown epidemic. Until recently,...
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Analysis of antibiotic use based on the 2001 national prevalence survey
In 2001, the National Prevalence Survey provided a nationwide overview of the use of antibiotics for curative or prophylactic purposes among all hospitalized patients on a "given day";...
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Gastroenteritis Outbreak in Isère. November 2002
On November 19, 2002, the Isère Departmental Health and Social Services (DDASS) was alerted to a high number of cases of gastroenteritis in the municipalities of Apprieu, Colombre,...
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Free and Anonymous Screening Services (CDAG). 2003 Report
One year after the implementation, in early 2003, of mandatory reporting of HIV infection diagnoses, the number of new HIV diagnoses is estimated at approximately 6,000 in 2003. This...
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Epidemiological Surveillance of Traffic Accidents: Strategic Development Priorities
In 2004, traffic accidents resulted in 5,232 deaths and 108,727 injuries. To date, France lacks a comprehensive epidemiological surveillance system for traffic accidents, covering both...
